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Sanity From The Silver Screen

When President Bush responded to 9/11 and the subsequent economic downturn by ordering us to go shopping, many… more

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Big Media Hectors Obama on ‘Surge’

For six years, with few exceptions, the Washington press corps has been cheerleading for the Iraq War –… more

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Bad Days for Newsrooms — and Democracy

The decline of newspapers is not about the replacement of the antiquated technology of newsprint with the lightning… more

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What’s So ‘Free’ About Philly’s New Wi-Fi Plan?

Without a computer and the knowledge to get online wirelessly, "free Wi-Fi" isn't truly free and accessible. Offering… more

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Dismantling the Myth of McCain

How the Republican senator's maverick image is a sham

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Why Democrats Won’t Stop the War

The nationwide opposition to the Iraq War is based on a host of populist impulses. Some people hate… more

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The Jamie Lynn Effect

The story was so big it made front page of the New York Times: Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney's… more

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Another War We Can’t Afford

The neo-cons may be coordinating with the American Enterprise Institute, the Wall Street Journal, the Weekly Standard, Commentary, Fox, and all the usual suspects to build enough public support to bomb Iran

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The Crime Against Debbie Almontaser

Even Bloomberg now admits that the victim of the New York "Intifada" t-shirt hysteria is no terrorist

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Creating the 21st Century Library

The Prelinger Library eschews the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress systems, and is organized instead by what Megan Shaw Prelinger calls "a map of my brain"

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Get Me Out of Gitmo

Most detainees at Guantánamo are willing and able to go home, but Bush's spin continues to dizzy our corporate media

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Is Cheney Evil or Just a Weasel?

By likening Dick to He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named, we confirm the bully's power rather than undermine it

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He Shoots, She Scores

When Mike became Christine, she gave Los Angeles sports fans a courtside view of gender politics

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Transsexuals in popular culture

Recent Hollywood portrayals and fictional dramatizations have boosted the national visibility and humanity of transsexuals

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Blaming Hip-Hop for Imus

Instead of blaming rappers for vulgarity, social resources should be channeled to combat the conditions that create those lyrics

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Postal Rates = Free Press

Rate hike pushed by media conglomerate Time Warner threaten small and medium-circulation publications

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Curiosity and a Cat Named Studs

Legendary Chicago writer Studs Terkel celebrates 95 years on May 16, and a new book this fall

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Not Neutrality

Why are the Communications Workers of America opting out of the Save the Internet coalition?

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Why Does CNN Suck?

As the news media struggle to find equilibrium in an era of increased competition and decreased trust, we… more

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Is Wikipedia the New Town Hall?

Public broadcasting everywhere is in crisis, and in part it's because technology seems to be turning pubcasters into… more

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In Defense of a Free Press

Journalist Sarah Olson talks about her defiance in the face of a subpoena by the Army, the rights of U.S. journalists and what the wider context is of the Army's court martial of First Lt. Ehren Watada

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Molly And the Mainstream

Even after her death, the media couldn't figure out what made Molly Ivins so beloved.

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Thirty More Years

Back in 1976, when James Weinstein decided to move to Chicago to start In These Times, his inspiration… more

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Cultivating the Media Garden

The tides, they were a-rising in Memphis last month at the Free Press National Conference for Media Reform.… more

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Fighting the Media’s Plantation Mentality

During the first day of the third National Conference for Media Reform, 300 people packed the chairs and… more

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Outing is In Again

Did Bill Maher break the Barney Frank Rule?

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Beyonce’s Bootyful B’Day

Beyonce Knowles's transformation as a pop star exemplifies the quarterlife identity crisis felt by many twenty-somethings.

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Fear and Voting in the USA

People are terrified over the future of the republic.

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The Tragedy of Gary Webb

Hounded out of Journalism and pushed to suicide, the Gary Webb story is a cautionary tale about the dangers in speaking truth to power

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9/11 Refracted

Post-9/11 reporting has been full of commercialization, ideology and manipulation, not unbiased reporting.

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I.F. Stone: Iconic Muckracker

Myra MacPherson wrote a new book "All Governments Lie: The Life and Times of Rebel Journalist I.F. Stone.

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Katrina and the Politics of Disposability

News reporting on the aftermath of Katrina blames the victims rather than helps them.

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Pushing Back Against Ad Censorship

Television networks refuse progressive ads more often than conservative onesDo television networks refuse progressive ads more often than conservative ones?

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In Politics, Comedy is Central

Comedy is a rising medium for political satire and critique.

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Enough With the Celebutantes!

celebrity culture is a major culprit in the backlash against women.

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If the Paint Sticks, Sling It

MoveOn uses new "Caught red-handed" ad campaign to highlight Republican congressional candidates who put special interests before the public good.

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Thank You, Mr. Bush

Bush administration tries to render the media impotent

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Welcome to the Media Revolution

How today's media makers are shaping tomorrow's news

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What Was Missing At YearlyKos

The bloggers at the YearlyKos convention had a fighting spirit, but where was the critique of capitalism?

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Reporting on Americas Most Unwanted

Immersion journalists Sasha Abramsky and Steve Bogira bring the lives of the impoverished, adjudicated and disenfranchised to life.

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